text: PROCLAMATION 6474—SEPT. 16, 1992 106 STAT. 5403 study our Nation's history and strive to maintain the great moral and spiritual heritage that inspired our Founders' vision for America. Indeed, good citizenship goes hand in hand with traditional values of faith and devotion to family, honesty and hard work, personal responsibility, and respect and concern for others. We also hilfill our obligations as a free people when we take advantage of our many opportunities to participate in the democratic process, including the consistent and prudent exercise of our right to vote. In commemoration of the signing of our Constitution and in recognition of the importance of informed, responsible citizenship in our system of self-government, the Congress, by joint resolution of February 29, 1952 (36 U.S.C. 153), designated September 17 as "Citizenship Day." Also, by joint resolution of August 2, 1956 (36 U.S.C. 159), the Congress designated the week beginning September 17 and ending September 23 of each year as "Constitution Week." NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim September 17, 1992, as Citizenship Day and call for the display of the flag of the United States on all government buildings on that day. I also proclaim the week of September 17 through September 23, 1992, as Constitution Week and urge all Americans to join in observing these occasions with appropriate programs and activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and seventeenth. GEORGE BUSH Proclamation 6474 of September 16, 1992 National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 1992 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation As we Americans celebrate the collapse of imperial communism and the expansion of democracy around the world, we are especially grateful to the courageous United States military personnel who defended the cause of freedom in war. Yet, while we welcome improved prospects for international cooperation and peace, we also remember our fellow Americans who continue to suffer the uncertainties of wartime: the families of American service members and civilians who are still listed as missing and for whom the fullest possible accounting has not yet been made. As a sign of our Nation's commitment to obtaining the answers that these families seek, on September 18, 1992, the flag of the National League of POW/MIA Families will be flown over the White House, the U.S. Departments of State, Defense, and Veterans Affairs, the Selective Service System headquarters, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. This black and white emblem will continue to symbolize America's clear, unequivocal resolve to keep faith with those who so faithfully served and defended us. 59-194 O—93 28: QL 3 (Pt. 6)


Veere Di Wedding was worth every micro second of the long wait if we go by famous words uttered by the ever-articulate Swara Bhasker: "It's taken 105 years for mainstream Bollywood to make a film about four girlfriends and none of them are falling in love with the same guy." Truth.
We haven't had a high-spirited female version of Dil Chahta Hai (2001), for lack of a better comparision, with mainstream actors. VDW gets the core of breezy group friendships right and doesn't delve much into life stories as its depth lies elsewhere. The awesome foursome glide in tandem taking us on a rib-tickling, racy and memorable adventure instead.
Commitment issues in a woman, check. She races into a toilet at the mere thought of marriage before saying yes, the audience I am watching it with goes into double splits. Perceptions of motherhood, check, check. She vomits a mad, drunk night into the toilet pot as her two-year-old cutely imitates "uwooah". More amused women in the cinema. Masturbation, check, check, check. She is gadget-happy, nothing comes between her and a good time. Giggles and laughs. A man who has different views of wife vs. girlfriend, check, check, check, check. She calls him out pronto, and finds a man who doesn't. The Nirmal and Bhandari characters elicit the right responses from women.
The lives of Kalindi (Kareena Kapoor), Avni (Sonam Kapoor), Sakshi (Swara Bhasker) and Meera (Shikha Talsania) unfold in an OTT Delhi wedding setting which works like a charm. Especially with the banter and colourful vocabulary. The girls meet after 10 years for Kalindi's wedding. With dysfunctional families in the mix, life's complicated while they are caught amid the flamboyant and hilarious celebration prep. All that jazz does happen for real, complete with a couple mounted on a fake moon and a wedding scene with varying degrees of flashiness. So it gets both the Delhi wedding culture and sarcasm down pat.
The choreography is excellent, mapping the comical wedding dances and the friends' emotional journeys. Music is racy and blends well with the grandeur, despite varied composers. Shashwat Sachdev composes the loony Pappi Le Loon (Sunidhi Chauhan ♥), crazy Bhangra Ta Sajda, peppy Bass Gira De Raja and the melancholic Aa Jao Na. White Noise creates the quirky Laaj Sharam and Vishal Mehra the lovely title song Veere and lively Dagmag Dagmag. Qaran's Tareefan is s..s..super sizzling.
Kareena Kapoor is exquisitely understated, lending calm and charm to Kalindi. Her eyes do most of the talking. Sonam Kapoor makes Avni delightfully goofy, correct and heartfelt. Watch her regal stance when she interacts with the brazen Bhandari. Shikha Talsania's Meera is sweet as sugar and mad as a hatter as the need arises. Her mother dairy act is effortless and sparkling, she delivers some saucy lines with deadpan relish. Swara Bhasker's Sakshi is the knockout performance in technique and spirit. The masturbation scene will etch her name in history. She's the real bro, effortlessly wild and cool.


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Losing her Father, She Lost Her Faith: Carrie Lloyd's Long Journey Back to Jesus
Author and pastor Carrie Lloyd explores how nobility is seen in the way Jesus processed pain - something she is acutely familiar with.
By Laura BennettFriday 4 Sep 2020Hope Afternoons
Nobility is a striking word. It conjures up images of the regal elite, who majestically embody what it means to act with moral virtue and one-of-a-kind compassion.
We don't always grasp onto it as being something for the 'everyday man' to embody, but UK author and Bethel Church pastor Carrie Lloyd believes nobility is meant to be a key trait of Christian identity.
"For me, nobility is the excellence of moral being," Carrie told Hope 103.2 "It's not just people doing good, but doing great and outstanding acts of kindness, courage and wisdom… it's the character of our Lord."
In her new book The Noble Renaissance: Reclaiming the Lost Virtue of Nobility, Carrie explores how these traits aren't only witnessed in what Jesus taught his disciples and in His miracles, but in how he processed pain – something Carrie's acutely familiar with.
In her early twenties her dad passed away, which was then quickly followed by the death of four more loved ones. Both Carrie's parents were Baptist minsters and she'd be raised in the church, but found herself rejecting religion, and unsure of how God could help her recover from her loss.
"I went through so much suffering and tragedy," said Carrie, "I started to question the goodness of God, and asked text book stuff, like, 'Why does He allow suffering?'"
A Long Search for Truth
What followed was a journey through multiple religions and faith traditions, as Carrie explored the validity of each – at one point turning to atheism and "arguing Christians under the table" as she looked for answers to her doubts.
All along though – over about six years – Carrie couldn't shake the niggling interest she had in understanding God and experiencing His love. Her obsessive curiosity made her realise she did believe in God – she just didn't know Him very well.
What made that change, Carrie said, was meeting Christians who were 'noble'.
"I was kind of wooed back to the gospel by people who really did believe in our Lord in a way that manifested in their everyday journey," said Carrie, "and most of all, when they were in conflict or when they were facing injustice.
"That's when I saw nobility show up the most in these people – and that's what made me want to have more of the gospel; I got a new and profound understanding of what relationship with God looked like, as opposed to a belief system you just talked about."
Getting Honest With God
Carrie also got a new perspective on her pain, researching Jesus' own experiences with grief and deciding to be more honest with God about what she was feeling.
Jesus was processing grief, "all the time in front of everyone," Carrie said, "but we seem to sort of skip over that and we try to fix [our pain] with a scripture hoping that'll make everything better."
Comparing her own life to Jesus' life, Carrie said where He handled pain with gracious trust and prayer, "I used to think about pain containing my life as opposed to my life containing pain – and so it would become all-consuming. But when I knew actually how to process [pain] it became much less consuming.
"Every time that I was honest about my pain, the Lord would come in with some wisdom and some insight, and compassion"
"It still was very real and very raw, but I knew with the history that I was building with the Lord, every time that I was honest about my pain, the Lord would come in with some wisdom and some insight, and compassion. I was able to do things I'd never thought I'd be able to so, like forgiving the unforgiveable or being compassionate when someone's being cruel."
Carrie says that decision to be honest with God is the key to healing.
"All He looks for is us to be honest and be truth-tellers of our own lives so that He can pour into us," said Carrie. "… A lot of times we may vent in prayer, but I don't know that we do a good job of listening to hear what He thinks about it afterwards."
Going Against the Grain
Being noble though isn't always easy Carrie believes, because it can require going against the grain of what's culturally acceptable and taps into our innate need for community.
"If we're in a culture where we're looking for popularity and influence," Carrie said, "then of course we're going to start changing our moral compass just to fit in – because we're supposed to be connected to each other; we're supposed to belong to each other on some level.
"So sometimes even though it might not morally sit right with us, sometimes we override that in order to achieve and accomplish connection. And honestly, to be loved and to love in return."
In the days of turmoil the world finds itself in in 2020, Carrie hopes her book will be an invitation for people to ask themselves, "What's the noble choice?' when they face issues of injustice and uncertainty. She believes it's the perfect time to see nobility thrive.
"It's only in conflict and in these injustices that you will witness nobility," Carrie said, "because you have to have that tension – that polarised action; you have someone that deeply hurt someone else, and then you have the choice to respond – not to react, but to respond."
The Noble Renaissance: Reclaiming the Lost Virtue of Nobility is available now.
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Timothy Olyphant in Talks For Tarantino's Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
by Derek De Koff
Actor Timothy Olyphant (The Crazies, A Perfect Getaway) is currently in talks to appear in Quentin Tarantino's upcoming film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Set in Los Angeles during the acid-tinged Summer of Love, Tarantino's first film since 2015's The Hateful Eight will star Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt as two once-popular actors struggling to make their way through a rapidly changing Hollywood.
Meanwhile, the City of Angels is being terrorized by charismatic cult leader Charles Manson and his glassy-eyed, murderous minions. Earlier this week, it was announced Margot Robbie will star as Sharon Tate, Roman's Polanski's late wife and the Valley of the Dolls' star who was brutally killed by the Manson Family in 1969. (Tate will just so happen to live next door to DiCaprio's character, Rick Dalton.) Burt Reynolds co-stars, possibly playing one of Manson's creeped-out cronies. The film, said to be similar in scope, tone, and ambition to Tarantino's classic 1994 crime caper Pulp Fiction, will also star Kurt Russell, Tim Roth, and Michael Madsen.
Related: Uma Thurman Criticizes Kill Bill Backers For Car Crash Cover Up
As reported by Deadline, Olyphant is in talks to join the film as a co-lead. As of now, it's unclear whether Olyphant will be playing a fictitious character, or one of the all-too-real people being portrayed in the film. Olyphant is perhaps best known for his turn as Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens in FX's Justified, which ran from 2010 to 2015.
Olyphant's schedule needed to be rejiggered in order to accommodate his ongoing commitment to Netflix's zombie comedy, Santa Clarita Diet. Fortunately, it looks like he'll be able to pull off both projects. Tarantino's ninth feature film altogether, Once Upon A Time In America will mark the first time the director won't be working with The Weinstein Company, which he parted ways with in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal.
Back in February, the fate of Once Upon a Time in America was cast in doubt following unsettling headlines revolving around Uma Thurman's Kill Bill car crash, which left the actress with permanent injuries. Tarantino was sharply criticized after Thurman revealed the director had convinced her to film the scene, despite her clearly indicating she was concerned about the safety of the car in question. Thurman subsequently said producers had gone to great lengths to cover up the incident, and ultimately praised Tarantino for corroborating her story by providing footage of the accident.
More: Quentin Tarantino Breaks Silence On Uma Thurman Car Crash
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019) release date: Jul 26, 2019
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Who Owns Fictional Characters?
Literary Agent Nathan Bransford had a very interesting You Tell Me today. In today's post, he brought up the news about how J.K. Rowling revealed in an interview that Dumbledore is gay. He also pointed out a follow-up article in the NY Times that essentially said that her revelation is irrelevant, because it's not very supported by her text (among other comments -- that's an interesting article that you should read before finishing this post).
Nathan then posited the question to his readers: who owns fictional characters? The author, the readers, or some combination? I think that Orson Scott Card said it best in his introduction to his 1991 edition of ENDER'S GAME:
"The story of ENDER'S GAME is not this book, though it has that title emblazoned on it. The story is one that you and I will construct together in your memory. If the story means anything to you at all, then when you remember it afterward, think of it, not as something I created, but rather as something that we made together."
I read that many years ago, and it has stuck with me ever since. It bothers me a lot that Rowling announced that Dumbledore was gay like she did, and I think readers are certainly free to interpret his character as asexual or however else they want to, as long as it is consistent with the (mostly scant) textual evidence regarding his sexuality.
Now, if Rowling had made this revelation in due course as part of one of her novels, that would have been a different matter. She's perfectly free to do whatever she likes with her characters in the context of her writing, and that's a license held exclusively by her as far as I'm concerned. If she had revealed him to be gay in the context of the story, I would have been fine with it, although admittedly I prefer the vision of him as a great wizard above sexual concerns, as the times article notes. But it would have been her choice, since it was her work.
I think it's rather cheap in general for authors to explain backstory outside of their actual novels. Certainly it's not a problem with minor details such as specific age, birthplace, etc, that just wouldn't come up in the story -- but anything that seemingly flies in the face of textual evidence, or comes as a shock, or even seems a stretch based on textual evidence (as this does) shouldn't be revealed outside the narrative, in my opinion.
This would be like if George Lucas had revealed in an interview that Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's father, after only making the original movie. How horrible would that have been? Certainly there was foreshadowing for that revelation, but if it had been revealed outside the narrative of the movies it would have seemingly lost all truth and meaning.
I believe that the author has the exclusive right to do anything they want with their worlds and characters, but only in the context of their narratives themselves. Once those pages are in the hands of the readers, the readers are going to make their own inferences and come to their own personal understanding, right or wrong. A later work can certainly cause readers to revise that personal understanding -- all the best sequels do this to some degree -- but this is expanding the story, not clarifying it in interviews or endnotes. At least, that's my take.
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I believe that the author has the exclusive right to do anything they want with their worlds and characters, but only in the context of their narratives themselves.
Agree completely. I'm a strong proponent of gay rights, so D's sexual preferences or orientation is not the issue; it could just as well be about his dental work or favorite color. JK has finished the series and should therefore keep her mouth shut. If she wants the world to know some back story she should have put it in the book.
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@Christopher: I wanted to compliment you on your savvy answer to Nathan's question. Obviously there IS no answer, but your contribution was equisitely stated. You made me think.
There was so much noise in the comments on Nathan's blog that I knew any kudos would get lost in the shuffle.
Nicely done, man. Nicely done.
@Stephen: Oh! Dude! C'mon! The last thing Book Seven needed was JK unloading more of her mind-numbing BACKSTORY! Mercy!
It was like she was trying to force in every note she ever scribbled on an napkin.
But I agree with your sentiment. "Say it or shut it."
I'm right there with you.
Dwight,
Thanks for stopping by, and for the kudos! Glad I made you think.
By the by, the amount of backstory in book 7 didn't bother me. At that point in the series, it was all stuff that was extremely interesting to learn. I don't think that revealing that Dumbledore was gay after his death would have made much sense, though (because it would have thrown into question some aspects of his relationship with Harry, that seems like a before-he-dies topic to cover if you're going to cover it).
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All My LAN lists your network's IP address, its profile name, and its maximum upload and download speeds. The amount of data that has been sent and received over the network is depicted in two line charts. By moving a slider, you can adjust the charts to represent the amount of data that was transmitted throughout the current day or up to the last 30 days. The charts can be combined to view as one chart.


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O Vitória Sport Clube, é o 5º clube com mais presenças (69) no escalão máximo do Futebol português após FC Porto, Sporting CP, SL Benfica (totalistas, 80), e CF Os Belenenses) (73), sendo 4º clube com mais épocas seguidas no escalão máximo do Futebol português (48), entre 1958 e 2006, e também clube português com menos descidas de divisão excepto os chamados "três grandes", apenas 2 vezes em 1955 até 1958 (3 épocas) e 2006 até 2007 (1 época).
 É o 6º clube com mais presenças na Taça de Portugal (70), após FC Porto, Sporting CP, SL Benfica, CF Os Belenenses e Académica de Coimbra (totalistas 74).
 É o 5º clube português no ranking dos "Campeonatos"; o 6º no ranking histórico na "Taça de Portugal", tendo disputado cinco finais (1941/42, 1962/63, 1975/76, 1987/88, 2010/11); e o 5º clube com mais presenças e melhor performance na "Supertaça de Portugal", tendo disputado três vezes o troféu e conquistado um (época 1987/88).
 Em termos internacionais, disputou por uma vez (época 2008/09) a 3ª pré-eliminatória da Liga dos Campeões, sendo o 5º clube português em número total de presenças em competições internacionais oficiais (17/18) e também o 6º com mais jogos oficiais disputados (70). (Lista dos clubes de Portugal em competições internacionais)

Jogos na Taça da UEFA
O Vitória Sport Clube têm (17) presenças e 64 jogos (15 triunfos,13 empates e 34 derrotas), destacando-se os êxitos ante Clubes Europeus consagrados, casos do Atlético de Madrid, Sparta de Praga, Real Sociedad, Parma, Standard de Liège,Wisla Cracóvia entre outros, o que lhe permitiu passar as eliminatórias com estes adversários) nas Competições organizadas pela UEFA (Liga dos Campeões, Taça UEFA e Liga Europa).

Relativamente à extinta Taça das Cidades com Feiras (os Conquistadores realizaram 8 partidas nas duas presenças nesta prova, contabilizando 3 triunfos, 3 derrotas e 2 empates), a UEFA não reconhece os jogos desta competição (por não ter sido o Organismo a organiza-la), ainda que a reconhecendo como a precursora da antiga Taça Uefa, e da atual Liga Europa.

Já as duas participações na Taça Intertoto, foram disputadas com a prova a ser denominada por um Torneio de Verão, e por isso também não contabilizadas em jogos sob a égide da UEFA (passou a ser uma competição oficialmente de sua alçada, apenas no ano de 1995).A 13 de Julho de 2015

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Transatlantic Trends: Immigration is a public opinion survey addressing immigration and integration issues including national identity, citizenship, migration management policies, national security, and the economic opportunities and challenges brought on by migrants. It is led by the German Marshall Fund (USA). Chapter 4 of the final report, dealing with national identities, also mentions religious belonging and understanding of Islam. This survey takes into account France, Italy, th Netherlands, Poland, united Kingdom and the United States. The topline data are also available.
The Bertelsmann Foundation has launched an international comparative program of religious beliefs, attitudes and practices: "Religionsmonitor". The overview of religious attitudes and practices 2008 is now available in English, French, and German.
Survey carried out by the SOFRES, 12 and 29 April 2005, for EURO-RSCG, with a national representative sample of population aged 18 or more in 10 different countries.
Germany's biggest market research institute, GfK Group, carried out in autumn 2004 a survey on religious attitudes in Europe, on behalf of The Wall Street Journal Europe.


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Fleet Foxes announce first Seattle show in six years
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Hold on to your butts, indie folks. Seattle's Fleet Foxes were on hiatus for the last six years, but recently have been announcing shows and new music left and right.
On Tuesday, the band announced they are kicking off their tour with three stops in the Pacific Northwest (and one in Montana) before they release their new album Crack-Up on June 16, including a May 19 show in Seattle at The Showbox.
Video of Fleet Foxes - Third of May / Ōdaigahara (Lyric Video)
The tour also includes a stop at The Knitting Factory in Spokane on May 16, and a Portland, Oregon show at The Crystal Ballroom on May 18.
Presale for the Seattle show begins Wednesday, March 29 at 10:00 a.m. PT with ticket prices starting at $46. The show is restricted to those age 21 or older.
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Like all good systems we have to have a design. Because FOST.3™ features a UML compiler this becomes the natural medium to use to draw up the design and for me to use to think it through to start with.
Experience has taught me that single large databases aren't good for large data volumes and also that although in general keeping partial results and end results that can be calculated from the data is a bad idea, if the calculations are expensive then it is often actually a good idea.
Looking at it I decided to use three different database schemas that would all co-operate in order to handle not only the data analysis but also some of the project/operations management tasks¹ [1This project is not quite like the buisness systems that FOST.3™ normally targets in that the software development and execution is the project, rather than an enabler to the business operation that supports the business. Normally the software supports operations management, and the project management is there to support software development, but here the two terms amount to the same thing.].
A static database that will hold the data supplied by Netflix. I'm not going to try to optimise this heavily to start with.
A core database which will hold descriptions about the algorithms tried, which parts of the data they've been run on and any parameters that they take as inputs (but not the actual scores).
A number of results databases holding individual scores for algorithm runs.
The final two databases together will allow me to go back and double check results and look for mistakes, of which there are likely to be many.


4CDesignWorks was contracted to handle a branding update for the corporate identity, the creation of a new website, company materials, advertisements, as well as branding/visual support in the Social Network areas of marketing. The Logo design for Franco Associates was honored with a MarCom Award in the Logo Design category.
As part of the contract, 4CDesignWorks has provided various marketing support for Franco Associates that supports their construction and masonry history, including a website that was built with the mobile world in mind.
The 4CDesignWorks team did a fantastic job, and really kept me going. It was a tough and very exciting project. We are all extremely happy with the site and our new brand. It looks great!
Since 1984, Franco Associates, a certified Woman Business Enterprise, has been an industry leader in commercial construction and masonry restoration. Franco Associates played an integral role in reshaping the Pittsburgh skyline with their headquarters in the city.


Only one night in Chicago (July 20 @ winters Jazz Club)? I grew up here and spent a really lot of time at The Bluenote, The London House and Mr. Kelly's when I was a young dude (all gone now). Now I'm an old man (80) but still love jazz as much as ever (The Jazz Showcase and The Green Mill). I'll be retiring in August (before it's too late) and would love to see Ben live before I hang it up, so I'll be watching for dates and places. Ben is my newly discovered first choice. He's right up there with Erroll Garner, Oscar Peterson and Kenny Barron.


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I want the UK to stay in an ever-closer union 49 23.11%
I want the UK to stay in a loosely connected EU 68 32.08%
I want the UK out because the EU is bad for the UK 22 10.38%
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Now please explain why you found it important to mention 2018 immigration numbers, if not to discredit the role that the massive immigration before 2016 played in the referendum result.
...and why do you ignore the fact that the majority STILL came from outside the EU, therefore wholly within the UKs control?
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Inflation, House Prices & earnings have not correlated in the UK over the last 40 years, so using an inflation figure in relation to a house price whilst factual is meaningless.
How does that make them assumptions? And quite obviously I didn't say the purchase price was 250k.
You know, it's Ok to err every once in a while. The big difference is how someone reacts when it's pointed out.
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I am not, but I am allowed to discuss the fact that the coalition government did not use any of its possibilities to regulate immigration from inside the EU.
Basically they let everybody in and they also allowed everybody to claim benefits, which is great in my opinion, but they misled the public to believe that it was the EU forcing them to do so.
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I purchased a flat for £40,000 which today is worth £985,000, Urs Max wrote "Adjusted for inflation since 1981 that's less than £250k." is where the £250k came from. My father was earning substantially less than 20K, I was earning more than £40k
Both your assumptions & Ur's assumptions were a long way from the mark.
You had a good flair for business and investments. Not everyone has it. I'm not sure what's the connection with EU, if everything it seems that your property has increased its value due to UK belonging to EU.... Common, I also own a couple of properties back home (inherited), not much, but I can make some money if I sell them exactly because they're worth more since EU.
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That's quite common in the UK. Areas which received EU money were modernised and cleaned up, and attracted new buyers. My parents also profited off the back of this, too. The house they bought for just under £8000 is now worth almost 25 times that today.
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First of all, Brassed Off is A Film, not A Documentary, as marvellous as Pete Postlelthwaite was...
Secondly...retrain as what? Where? How? How do you clothe and feed your kids with bugger all?
If you've been a miner all your working life because that's what the men in your village do, because you've lived in mining subsidised houses (probably the one you were born in), because that is the societal expectation, even need, for you to be a miner (because society, all societies, have always needed, and been prepared to pay, someone to empty the chamber pot) and your education is basic, transport is minimal and the working men's clubs have subsidised alcohol to keep you going until the next weekend... that is your life. To scoff at that shows a very limited understanding of the reality of that life. Their view was largely limited, on purpose, by the very companies and governments who needed them to be limited, right up until the metaphorical rug was pulled.
This wasn't limited to mining communities though. The one rule that is consistent in the world we live in is that you either adapt or die. Be it nature, business or technology. Where I grew up, there were 5 massive factories employing most of the town. Now those jobs are done abroad or by machines. Those who face up to that move on.
The opportunities were always there: education has always been free, Grammar Schools, the Army. The problem is for thick parochial sorts (50% of the human race) they were too content with what they had and many just want to be nannied. If you never had to skill yourself/study for menial labour which pays good money straight out of school, being told you'll have to do it later in life will defeat most people.
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It's not vague at all. An example - the UK will be able to strike trade deals where there are no tariffs on garlic to protect French farmers, reducing the price of garlic for UK shoppers.
Love this example.
You afraid of vampires, Loz?
Seriously, jokes aside, try French garlic and then Chinese and you'll notice a difference. As I'm a huge fan of garlic, I prefer to protect the French farmers. Not the best example imho. (We also protect local species and varieties, not only some farmers or farms)
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If you never had to skill yourself/study for menial labour which pays good money straight out of school, being told you'll have to do it later in life will defeat most people.
This we agree on. And yes, hasn't changed in the more parochial areas, sadly. Educating kids out of this mindset can be an uphill battle. The school-resistant kid who is "going to work with /for my dad/uncle/cousin" and who knows that they don't have academic qualifications (and who will not understand that times have changed and that they themselves will need them) is not motivated by much more than a minimum wage weekly pay check.
I still stand by what I said regarding whole entrenched communities though. Just because you can see the writing on the wall, it doesn't mean you can do much about it.
Seriously, jokes aside, try French garlic and then Chinese and you'll notice a difference. As I'm a huge fan of garlic, I prefer to protect the French farmers. Not the best example imho.
I'd also rather buy garlic from France. It was a simplistic example for those who refuse to see the "Sovereignty" argument.
Fishing would be another example, the fact that under EU membership only 40% of fish from UK waters is retained by the UK whilst 60% goes to the EU. Outside the EU the UK can exercise sovereignty over what goes on inside UK territorial waters.
The big one though is the fundamental EU founding ambition to forge an "ever closer union". Further political integration is their stated aim, which can only come at the cost of removing power from national elected parliaments.
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It was a simplistic example for those who refuse to see the "Sovereignty" argument.
Nothing to do with refusal. It's the definition which seems to be lost on some Brexiters.
Ah, that's where Farage had the opportunity to transform from the useless sack of tripe he is to doing something effective from his position as an MEP. Sadly he couldn't arsed to show up and missed his opportunity.
You'll have to explain that to me.
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The reference to Germany was only for comparison reasons.
Do you disagree with what I wrote about the UK opening its doors to the new member states before the other senior EU countries did, which led to a disproportionately high inflow of expats from those countries to the UK (and therefore pushed many not very intelligent people to vote for Brexit)?
And if you do disagree, please show some statistics from the relevant period, that is before the referendum.
Otherwise you are only spreading Fake Stats.
PS. Please also see my post connected with the one it was answering to.
I am going to repeat the whole relevant sub-thread in order to show how ridiculous your post was.
And here comes the troll, accusing me of lying about immigration before the referendum and using 2018 numbers to back his trolling up.
Because you never mentioned in your post "the role that the massive immigration before 2016 played in the referendum result".
You simply quoted Germany "today"!
Anyway massive EU immigration was all a Brexit fiction!
Non-EU immigration was higher every year than EU immigration, look at the graph below.
Also from the graph the EU immigration from 2007 to 2012 was lower than in previous years so contrary to your claim.
ad hominem comments are no substitute for logical argument; feel free to post any facts supporting your claims.
I wanted you to post the graph because it absolutely supports my claim and it is even better if it has been posted by you.
In your own imaginary world EU immigration did not increase massively between 2012 and 2016.
As per your own graph it did.
At the same time non-EU migration had a slightly downward long term trajectory, and this excluding the 2 really low numbers in 2013 and 2014.
Add the fact that non-EU immigrants had to go through May's hostile environment, which means that they all had really solid reasons to be let in, unlike EU immigrants who could just move there and claim benefits.
I repeat, I have nothing people claiming benefits and I am all for EU solidarity. Nonetheless it played a majour role in the referendum.
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"Outside the EU the UK can exercise sovereignty over what goes on inside UK territorial waters. " Except this is an oversimplification.
The UK fishing fleet has the rights to fish in the waters of several EU countries and certainly will not want to give up these reciprocal arrangements. For example, losing the right to fish Norwegian cod that is a staple element of British diet!
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So now you move your goal posts from 2010 - 2015 to 2012 - 2016
Anyway what is the relevance of the period 2012 - 2016 to your claim "the UK opening its doors to the new member states before the other senior EU countries did, which led to a disproportionately high inflow of expats from those countries to the UK" when the UK opened these doors in 2004?
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Norway is not in the EU
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But Norway has an arrangement with the EU to allow EU boats fish in Norwegian waters....
Norway keeps about 90% of the fish that comes out of its waters.
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I don't think the increase in property price is a good thing, clearly everybody else does. Property prices were always excluded from inflation figures, which is a great mistake over the long term.
You didn't seem to be shedding any tears over your property gaining in value, earlier in the thread.
Ironically I agree with you but it only adds weight to the fact that people thrive on mostly luck when it comes to wealth.
You can have all the knowledge of an area and its potential but if you aren't lucky enough to snap up a property it's worth exactly zero.
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Bariumsulfit ist eine chemische Verbindung aus der Gruppe der Bariumverbindungen und Sulfite.

Gewinnung und Darstellung
Bariumsulfit kann durch Reaktion von Natriumsulfit mit einer Lösung von Bariumchlorid oder Bariumhydroxid gewonnen werden.

Eigenschaften

Physikalische Eigenschaften
Bariumsulfit ist ein weißer geruchloser nicht brennbarer Feststoff, der sehr schwer löslich in Wasser ist. In Säuren ist es leicht löslich. Er hat ein monoklines Kristallsystem mit einer Einheitszellengröße von 664,7 × 548,3 × 464,5 A und einem Winkel von 106,3°. Auch eine trikline Form ist bekannt.

Chemische Eigenschaften
Bariumsulfit kann mit Wasserstoffperoxid quantitativ zu Bariumsulfat oxidiert werden.

Beim Erhitzen einer Lösung von Bariumsulfit in Schwefliger Säure zersetzt sich diese unter Bildung von Bariumsulfat und einem Polythionat.

Beim Glühen unter Luftabschluss zersetzt sich Bariumsulfit in Bariumsulfat und Bariumsulfid.

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Huma health depends on neat and clean diet. Regarding diet, there is a complete concession of health principles in Islamic teachings, acting upon which causes grateful effects on health and man can protect himself from diseases.
Clean and sweet water possess primary importance. Sweet water can protect man from diseases and can maintain the health. Care of this is proved by the prophet and his companions.
Abu Talha RrR A had a garden naming Bir Haa, located in front of Masjid Nabvi. it had clean and sweet water.
Narrations tell that the prophet used to visit that garden and drink its water.
A hadith indicates there was a particular arrangement of sweet water for the Prophet. After emigration (Hijra), the Prophet became the guest of Abu Ayyub Ansari. He used to arrange sweet water for him from the well of Hazrat Anas' father Malik BIn Nazar. Hazrat Aesha says the water was brought from BUoot SaQya for the Prophet. It has the long distance from Madina.


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U.K. Commission Recommends Loot Box, Microtransaction Regulation
The loot box controversy continues, with new calls for legislation regulating what's perceived as gambling in online games.
by Josh Broadwell
The loot box controversy might have quieted down a bit in recent months, but that doesn't mean things aren't still happening behind the scenes. The Children's Commission for England recently submitted a report examining potential dangers and developmental problems associated with children and online gaming. Much to no one's surprise, loot boxes and microtransactions featured prominently in the report.
It first provides a case for how ingrained online gaming is in many children's lives, claiming it's "an extension of their offline life."
Because online gaming has become more than just a pastime, the Commission believes the same laws regulating offline behavior should extend to online games — including laws regulating compulsive purchases based on risk, chance, and reward (read: "gambling"). Simply disclosing rates, as some developers have opted to do, won't be enough the Commission says.
The report recommends a variety of actions, from limiting ways money can be spent in games and forbidding paid progression to using online games as digital teaching spaces that help children learn responsibility.
However, these are just recommendations from the Commission. While it's certainly influential, it doesn't mean there will be direct action or, as happened in the U.S., a bill proposed to actually enforce regulations Belgium
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Josh Broadwell started gaming in the early '90s. But it wasn't until 2017 he started writing about them, after finishing two history degrees and deciding a career in academia just wasn't the best way forward. You'll usually find him playing RPGs, strategy games, or platformers, but he's up for almost anything that seems interesting.
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Accountancy software giant Sage has the admitted employee data of up to 300 UK companies may have been compromised as a result of an internal data breach.
The FTSE 100 firm, which provides accounting, payroll and payments software to businesses, has launched an investigation after discovering an internal login had been used to gain "unauthorised access to customer information".
The data breach is thought to include bank account information and personal details of employees at as many as 300 UK firms.
The Newcastle-based firm noted last Friday it had contacted around 200 UK customers and on Monday confirmed it was in discussions with City of London police and the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) about the incident.
A spokesperson said: "We are investigating unauthorised access to customer information using an internal login.
Sage shares fell more than four per cent on the announcement before recovering ground, and were trading down 1.2 per cent in the afternoon session.


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Natalie Desselle Reid dead: B.A.P.S and How To Be A Player star dies at 53
Actress Natalie Desselle Reid, famous for her roles in movies B.A.P.S and How To Be A Player has died at the age of 53, her manager has confirmed
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B.A.P.S and How To Be A Player star Natalie Deselle Reid dies at 53 (Image: INSTAGRAM/GETTY)
Actress Natalie Desselle Reid has died at the age of 53.
The star was best known for her roles in comedy films B.A.P.S, in which she starred alongside Halle Berry, and How To Be A Player, in which she starred with Bernie Mac.
Her sad death was confirmed on her Instagram account.
The post read: "It is with extremely heavy hearts that we share the loss of our beautiful Natalie this morning. She was a bright light in this world. A queen. An extraordinary mother and wife.
"Her diverse career touched so many and she will be loved forever. Naturally, we are grieving and processing this profound loss and we thank you in advance for respecting our privacy at this extremely difficult time."
Natalie was 53 (Image: Getty Images)
Natalie's cause of death has not been confirmed, but TMZ reports that a family member says she had been secretly battling colon cancer and it was the disease which claimed her life.
Her manager Dolores Robinson paid tribute, writing on Twitter : "Natalie Desselle the beautiful talented actress passed away this morning.
"Natalie was a bright light. She was an amazing actress and comedienne but also an awesome mother & wife.
"Sending prayers to her family. I had the pleasure of managing her career."
Natalie in B.A.P.S with Halle Berry (Image: New Line/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)
Natalie's sad death was announced on her Instagram page (Image: WireImage)
The sad news was also confirmed by actress Holly Robinson Peete, who penned: "Just absolutely decimated by this news...Actress Natalie Desselle, a bright shining star passed away this morning.
"I got to know her when my mom was managing her. She will be so missed...sending out prayers to her children and husband. Rest In Peace, Sweet Girl.
Fans will also remember her from Brandy's version of Cinderella as well as TV shows Built To Last, For Your Love and Eve.
Natalie's fans rushed to pay tribute after hearing of her death.
Fans and friends took to social media to pay tribute (Image: WireImage)
One penned: "So sad to hear this...prayers and comfort to everyone that knew Natalie."
Another wrote: "Natalie Desselle Reid was one of the first actresses I saw bringing a powerhouse and personality packed performance into a song, refreshing an old school musical. Rest in Power"
A third tweeted: "Woooow rip to Natalie Desselle Reid :( she was everything in BAPS and Cinderella"
A Netflix executive shared: "I reached out to Natalie Desselle-Reid exactly one year ago to book her for Strong Black Legends. She was one of the most requested guests. She didn't respond (I assumed she wanted privacy). But hopefully, she knows that we considered her a LEGEND"
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Osaka fire suspect might have copied Kyoto Animation attack
FILE – A woman prays at a makeshift memorial to honor the victims of a fire at the Kyoto Animation Studio building, background, in Kyoto, western Japan on July 19, 2019. The suspect in a deadly mental health clinic fire in Osaka might have studied the 2019 fatal Kyoto Animation studio arson while preparing his own attack last week that killed more than 20 people, police said Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
TOKYO (AP) — The suspect in a deadly fire at a mental health clinic in Osaka last week might have studied the fatal 2019 Kyoto Animation studio arson while preparing his own attack that killed 25 people, police said Tuesday.
Osaka police have identified 61-year-old Morio Tanimoto as the prime suspect in Friday's fire at the clinic on the fourth floor of an eight-story building in Osaka's main business district of Kitashinchi. The blaze also left two people severely injured, including Tanimoto.
The incident sent shockwaves across the country and recalled the deadly arson in Kyoto two years ago.
While searching the suspect's house, police found a months-old newspaper containing an article on the 2019 attack on the Kyoto Animation studio, indicating Tanimoto might have been inspired by it, an Osaka police investigator told The Associated Press on Tuesday on condition of anonymity because of department rules.
In the Kyoto Animation case, an attacker stormed into the building, spread gasoline near the entrance and set the building on fire, causing an explosion and killing 36 people and injuring more than 30 others. The incident shocked Japan and drew an outpouring of grief from anime fans worldwide.
Tanimoto purchased 10 liters (2.6 gallons) of gasoline in November in apparent preparation, police said.
Tanimoto, who is severely injured and unconscious, is being treated in a hospital and has not been arrested or charged. One of the severely injured victims from the attack died in a hospital, bringing the fire's death toll to 25, police said Tuesday.
Officials believe the death toll at the downtown Osaka building was high because the fire was started near the floor's only stairway, leaving many people trapped inside while smoke and heat quickly filled the space, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said.
A security camera at the clinic showed a man walking into the reception area with a paper bag, which he put on the floor and kicked. As liquid poured out of the bag, he ducked down and moved his hand, and then a blaze shot up to the ceiling, with flames and smoke erupting.
In the footage, the man believed to be Tanimoto is seen moving farther into the clinic, where there was no emergency exit, the police official said, adding that it was not known whether he had a suicidal intent.
The skilled metal worker has had troubled relationships with his family and served a prison term for stabbing his own son in 2011 with a knife in a forced suicide attempt, Japanese media reported. His brother told the media that Tanimoto had distanced himself from the family and they haven't been in touch for about 30 years.
Autopsy results showed most victims died from inhaling carbon monoxide and had few burns or other external injuries, police said Tuesday. The clinic's psychiatrist, Kotaro Nishizawa, was among the victims.
Witnesses and investigators have suggested that the victims struggled to find their way out of the clinic as they gasped for air. Most were found to have collapsed while headed to the other end of the clinic, only to find there was no alternative exit.
The government has launched a nationwide inspection of buildings with three or more stories and only one stairway as part of an effort to step up safety measures.
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Justice began the briefing wearing a mask, but explained that he was in his office by himself and promptly took it off. "It's been a little bit difficult, that's for sure," the governor began.
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BELLE CENTER, Ohio (WCMH) -- History sleuths dug into town archives to find out about Betty White's time there and discovered a tale of two worlds.
Betty White -- who died Dec. 31 but would have turned 100 years old on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022 -- told The Daily Beast that her marriage was short-lived on the family's Belle Center chicken farm, where her live-in in-laws sent her outside to kill the family's dinner.
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Florida's Treasure Coast introduces Ravello, one of most desirable new home community in the area.
Minutes to the ocean, you can spend the day on Hutchinson Island or go shopping in nearby Jensen Beach or Vero Beach Outlets.
Centrally located the Treasure Coast is known for recreational retreats such as golf courses, parks, and nature preserves.
You'll find bike paths and pedways winding their way through the community and two nearby golf courses.
city docks and restaurants of Downtown Stuart.
Conveniently located for travelers, Ravello is just a drive away from Palm Beach, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale or Miami International Airport.
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Ariella Cohen, on "poor doors":
Extell, on Manhattan's Upper West Side asked the city to approve a plan for a 33-story luxury condo with a separate entry for the tenants residing in the publicly subsidized rent-stabilized units, which will be segregated from the rest of the building into a section facing the street while the luxury units will face the Hudson River.
This address isn't the only one with citizen-subsidized egress segregation, but the overall numbers remain low, if only because, as Cohen notes, it's hard to retrofit old buildings with separate-because-unequal entrances.
Still, one gets the sense that if it were possible, it would be more popular among the penthouse set. David Von Spreckelsen, a poor-door developer, defends the tender sensibilities of the wealthy living in tax-subsidized mixed-income housing:
I think it's unfair to expect very high-income homeowners who paid a fortune to live in their building to have to be in the same boat as low-income renters, who are very fortunate to live in a new building in a great neighborhood.
Take it away, Jean-Jacques:
[I]f one sees a handful of powerful and rich men at the height of greatness and fortune while the mob grovels in obscurity and misery, it is because the former prize the things they enjoy only to the extent that the others are deprived of them, and because, without changing their position, they would cease to be happy, if the people ceased to be miserable.
It's tempting to end on Rousseau, but Cohen makes an important point in her ending: such segregation is not inevitable. It was enabled by policy, and can be undone by policy.
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Ann Patchett writes lovely characters.
Well, huh, that could be misleading, implying that all of her characters are lovely. They are not.
Let me try again: Ann Patchett is a lovely writer of characters.
Yes, better.
Even when the characters are only briefly sketched, or when she chooses to hide aspects of the character from the reader, she gives you enough that you want to learn more about these people.
Dr. Swenson in State of Wonder is, shall we say, an obdurate personality, bound up in her own understanding of the world and impatient-to-dismissive of alternative views. I found her to be admirable, as well as the kind of person who terrifies me. How does someone get to be that way? What is it like to live utterly without neuroses?
You could put a label on it, I guess, call her some variant of -pathology, but that would take away her humanness, reduce her to that pathological label.
In any case, Patchett doesn't give us much to go on—here's Annika Swenson, now deal with it—but she gives us (or me, at any rate) enough to make her a real human being, to make me wonder about her.
Patchett is generally able to make all of her characters, supporting and main, human. I was a bit frustrated with the main character in Patron Saint of Liars—or maybe I was frustrated with Patchett's withholding of information about her—but I never doubted she existed. (In fact, she's one of the inspirations for the main character in my second novel, who, like Rose , leaves an apparently decent life to live her own life.)
I do have to admit, however, that the opera singer in Bel Canto, Roxane Cross, never did become real to me. It's not that she was a cardboard character or that I disbelieved that someone like her could exist, but she never came into view.
A lot of people loved that book, but I did not. It shared, with Run, Patchett's greatest weakness as a writer: plot.
Now, I didn't have a problem with the set-up of Bel Canto—a gala is taken over by militants—nor with the suspension of time in which the hostages and militants alike subsequently live: Patchett excels at setting the stage and the letting her characters loose.
No, the problem was with the resolution. Patchett is fine at setting things in motion, but not so fine at bringing them to a close, and the bigger the push at the beginning, the rockier the ending. Had I been more drawn to Cross, (as I was with the characters in State of Wonder, which suffers from a similar dynamic) I might have been able to walk over those rocks with her, but I wasn't, and thus was left stranded.
The lack of realness in many of the characters in Run meant that the reader was left mainly to the plot, which was. . . not good. Patchett is generally willing to let things ride for long periods, but in Run, she kept jamming up her characters with unnecessary plotting, with the overdrawn happenings crowding out the characters.
Which is why I think her best novel is The Magician's Assistant. She sets events in motion, and then just lets them go; what plot developments there are arise from the characters themselves, so instead of these events pulling us, er, me, out of the story of their lives, they drew me further in.
Maybe because, like Taft (a much better novel than its name implies) and Patron Saint, the events are smaller, arising out of her characters lives rather than intruding upon them.
I know: the line between "arising out of" and "intruding upon" can be arbitrary, depending on whether you think a couple of runaways showing up at a bar or long-estranged family arriving to visit the grave of a recently-dead son & brother is organic rather than artificial.
Or maybe Patchett is just better at revealing the beauty in the ordinary than the extraordinary.
In any case, I prefer the ordinary set-ups, largely because Patchett doesn't have to strain to move her characters into place for the denouement: they move there of their own accord and, in that end, we are left with the people themselves.
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In order to learn Engineering, I borrowed another profession from my friend and decided to mine by myself. And through mining process I summarized some personal understandings and suggestions which I'd like to share with other players who like to support themselves by their own labor or those who make up their minds to become good miners in World of Warcraft.
2. 'Finding ores around mountains, gathering herbs under trees'. If you want to mine more resources, try to fly to mountains and some odd places often.
3. Every place has fixed types of ores and updated time, so don't expect that a rare resource will suddenly appear in the same place where there was a normal one last round.
4. If you want to be more efficient on mining, and meanwhile you are with a bad sense of direction, then you'd better try to enter caves less, especially those complicated double-deck and spiral structure caves with rails and mine carts in Azeroth, unless the caves obtain very rare mineral resources or there are more than three resources points.
5. If you find some rare mines which you do not need actually, for example Gold or Silver Ore, Khorium, Titans etc. Remember, do take them all. You would feel super happy when you've seen the trading prices of them in Auction House. There is nothing better than earning some extra wow gold when do tasks.
6. When plug-in shows that large numbers of resources is distributing on a map, but you don't find even one flying for a long time. "Congratulations" to you that there must be a competitor miner who is mining not far from you now. And in this time, you have two options.
Second change your route. Fly from reverse direction with the competitor.
Assume that you choose the second way and you guys encounter, if he is a rival in low level, please leave the word of "The Alliance and Horde reach a temporary truce to defeat the Legion" away temperately and kill him decisively. Resources are limited in this place after all. Don't forget to take one or two bunches of Thermal Anvil with you, then you don't need to run back and forth for finding them.
The last but not the least, mental fatigue and glassy eyes might be caused by long time mining in World of Warcraft, so do some fishing or other daily tasks to break the routine during mining process.
Now the Patch 6.1 has been released, there are some improvements of leveling Mining that "you can now mine ore in the world without a required skill level. The amount of ore you'll get is determined by your skill level." Moreover, the system can cover all types of ore after been expanded which is more efficient to do mining tasks than before in deed, so have fun in Mining!
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"I met Oliver up in Aviemore, Scotland whilst photographing Osprey and boy he did show us his mighty lenses there and I am all jealous... having looked at his work, I am glad to have met him and we have kept in touch. Recently he has been doing some macro works which I have zero knowledge of and I have had the chance to join one of his very first macro workshop. I did enjoy it very much and the knowledge he put through the workshop is invaluable. If anyone doubt about it, please see his galleries it is superb. I will definitely joining him again on his other workshops. Many thanks mate hope to spend sometime photographing again in future. Regards, Robin."
""One of a kind!" "We were looking for a photographer for our new ALNO Kitchens showroom in Leeds (www.alnokitchens.co.uk) and a friend of mine recommended Oliver. We were very impressed by his professional work, making time to meet us for a brief and visit the showroom prior to our opening event. Oliver than offered to return after the event to complete the selection of display images to provide us an even better selection of images to promote our business and brand. The time and effort Oliver puts into his work is just fantastic and the results speak for themselves and his professionalism. His images are now featured across trade and retail kitchen magazines and we are excited about them every time they appear! I can highly recommend Oliver and his amazing work. In fact, I have become an absolute fan and often find myself just browsing through his work, totally hooked and amazed how he sets even the tiniest creature into the perfect scene! Clearly one of a kind with a passion for his work!" Nadine Kimani, September 2014 Alno Kitchens - Home www.alnokitchens.co.uk"
"Having been amazed by some of Olivers photography at a talk he did at our local camera club, I decided to invest in a one-to-one day out to broaden my own photography knowledge. We started early up in Yorkshire to get the most out of the day and it was well worth it. I learned some great landscape tips and tricks and got some brilliant images during the day from the amazing waterfalls to the superb red squirrels. These you just have to see. Taking images of wild red squirrels with a 100mm macro lens is an incredible experience. Half of me was wanting to snap away, half of me just wanted to sit and enjoy the experience. I'd certainly recommend having a day out with Oliver. Top bloke and a top day. Thanks. Regards Gareth"
"We produced some business cards for a Yorkshire photographer who just happened to know Oliver. One thing leads to another and we produced business cards for Oliver. I have got to say a little bit of subtle design combined with a class image just happens to work to perfection. Oliver in ten years of printing I've never had as many gushing comments on a print example I show potential customers. I think as a photographer your card encapsulates the essence of what you do. Love it. "
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PBMA's H V Desai hospital, is a tertiary eye care centre, with three buildings in its campus, one of which is dedicated for private OPD. This building has four floors, wherein the ground floor is dedicated to Private OPD, Privilege OPD, Phaco follow up OPD, Low vision aid center and preliminary workup room which has keratomery, A Scan, Iol master and Verion, ophthalmic equipments.
Verion, which is a pre-surgical incision planner is a latest ophthalmic equipment from Alcon company which provides detailed assessment of accurate astigmatism and corneal curvatures i.e steep and flat axis.
This helps the surgeon, to plan the incision, wherein the patient can benefit, with least refractive status, after the surgery. Private OPD has been set up to serve patients with less waiting period.
Phaco follow up OPD, is dedicated only for post operative patients who are provided medical care by separate set of doctors, to ensure least stress, maximum comfort and provision of medical assistance for the patients who have been operated upon.
All Super-specialty departments are dedicated in this building including Oculoplasty OPD and Low Vision Aid Centre on the ground floor.
The first floor, belongs, entirely to the Retina department. This includes two separate OPD which run side by side, to manage extra inflow of patients; laser room, barrage laser and PRP etc. One OCT and B Scan room,one FFA room. In addition to this, there is a separate and special OPD for Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening for which patients are referred from far off areas. Each room is the responsibility of trained staff, dedicated to their work. The LASIK Centre has been set up recently, on the same floor, where the OPD as well as procedure is been carried out, for the effective and optimal utilization of resources and space.
The second floor is divided into two sections, one for Cornea OPD and other for Glaucoma OPD. The Cornea OPD has a separate room for the special investigations, such as - specular microscopy, pentacam, topography and microscopic evaluation of corneal scrappings, which assist in specific diagnosis and treatment.
The Glaucoma department also has a separate room for Perimetry and Laser room where YAG capsulotomy, YAG PI & SLT procedures are carried out efficiently by our talented team of doctors. Rest of the floors are allotted as guest rooms, for our special guests, visiting our hospital eye as well as accommodation for our resident doctors.
In conclusion, this private building is a hub for all the super speciality departments aided with advanced ophthalmic equipments with latest investigation techniques. This helps us to reach accurate diagnosis and provide specific treatment to patients, thereby enabling us to provide the best possible eye care to our patients.


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Exclusive: Soul Music Vet Syl Johnson Officially Files Lawsuit Against Jay-Z, Kanye West
(AllHipHop News) Soul music veteran Syl Johnson has officially filed a lawsuit against superstar rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West, claiming the pair illegally sampled one of his songs.
The lawsuit claims that the pair swiped elements of his classic 1967 song "Different Strokes" and used it in a song titled "The Joy" on their latest album, Watch the Throne.
Syl Johnson's Syl-Zel Music filed the lawsuit in United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern division, yesterday (October 13).
Lawyers for Johnson claimed that Jay-Z and Kanye West attempted to clear a sample of "Different Strokes" on a song for inclusion on another one of Kanye West's albums, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
They were not able to receive the proper permission to use the sample in time for the release of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and the track was subsequently left off of the album.
Johnson's lawsuit claims that Jay-Z and Kanye West never received permission to sample "Different Strokes" but the pair used it anyway and released it on their Watch the Thronealbum on "The Joy."
"Defendants are aware that Plaintiff's own the copyrights to 'Different Strokes' as Defendants attempted to obtain permission to use an excerpt from this composition on West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy," Johnson's lawyer wrote in the complaint. "When Defendants were unable to legally obtain the rights to this composition for West's album, Defendants withheld releasing 'The Joy.' Despite having never received permission to use an excerpt from 'Different Strokes,' Defendants nonetheless released 'The Joy' shortly thereafter on Watch the Throne."
Syl Johnson and his Syl-Zel Music company seek to impound all copies of Watch the Throne, in addition to a full accounting of sales and publishing proceeds, along with punitive damages.
In August, Syl Johnson threatened to sue the pair after he got wind of the song's pending release.
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For $50 a resident can purchase a punch card that allows the disposal of 2 30-gallon bags of trash per punch, with the card containing 52 punches. The bags must be taken to the Town's Recycling and Disposal Station at 32 White Springs Road and placed in the trash compactor. The Station is open Wednesday 9:00-5:00 and Saturdays between 8:30-4:00.
Recycling is also available to town residents at the Recycling and Disposal Station upon purchase of a sticker for placement on a vehicle ($10 per vehicle), good for the calendar year.
Brush and leaves can also be taken to the Station by Town residents with a recycling permit.
You can obtain these permits at Town Hall from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday. If you are unable to visit Town Hall during regular business hours, you may visit the transfer station for the necessary forms. Please complete the required information and place the forms in the drop box in front of Town Hall, along with a check payable to the Town of Geneva. Your permit request will be processed, and the card or stickers will be mailed to you.
Call the location you want to deliver to and check to see what the cost will be for your items!
"The Ontario County Board of Supervisors is committed to closing the county landfill when the operating contract expires at the end of 2028," Supervisor Mark Venuti said. "Our goal is to substantially reduce what we throw away so we won't confront an expensive dilemma about managing refuse when it happens."
Studies indicate food waste represents about 20 percent of what goes in a landfill, but it can be made into a useful product.
The town set goals of 100 households collecting food waste for transfer to a composting facility, and 100 homeowners composting on their property. In 2017, 40 homes obtained compost bins to do their own composting under the program described below, and other residents are bringing food waste to the Town's Recycling and Disposal Station (32 White Springs Road), and depositing it in the Organic Waste Bin (pictured below) located at the Station. If you need a bucket to collect food waste in at home, they are free to Town residents while supplies last. Contact info below.
The backyard composting boxes (pictured below) are made of recycled wood and have a lid and design that will keep out animals. Residents are offered the box, a red worm compost boost, set-up help and instruction, and continuing on-call help.
Benefits: This technique does not require unnecessary maintenance. It uses decomposing microorganisms from the ground and produces a rich compost that can be used in the yard to add to the soil health of the area.
- When doing yard work, including mowing, raking, trimming, and others, start a pile next to your bin.
- Expected yearly landfill diversion: 20 pounds a month per person, 2.57 average people per house, or 617 pounds per year!
- Equivalent in greenhouse gas emission to driving 1456 miles in an average US car!
The package has a $130 value. However, the Town is providing it to residents for only $20!
"If you've thought about composting but haven't felt capable of taking it on, this program will make it possible," Venuti said.
The projects are expected to divert more than 120,000 pounds of food waste in the first two years.
You get the outdoor compost bin, a kitchen bucket, a bag of compost boost, ongoing assistance as needed, a $130 value, for only $20!
Contact Mark Venuti or Jacob Fox (210-833-8666) for more information! Lets make the Town of Geneva a more sustainable place and reduce our reliance on the landfill!


The two week long Chithirai Festival is one of the biggest celebrations in Madurai. It reenacts the wedding of Lord Sundareswarar (Lord Shiva) and Goddess Meenakshi (Lord Vishnu's sister).
Traditionally, Lord Vishnu has high caste followers, while Lord Shiva is worshiped by those of lower castes. What's interesting to note is that Meenakshi's marriage to Lord Shiva unites people of all castes, hence bridging the caste gap.
It begins on the fifth day of the bright half (waxing moon, from new moon to full moon) of the Tamil month Chithirai. This falls in April/May on the English Gregorian calendar. In 2019, the dates of the Chithirai Festival are from April 8-22.
The festival begins with a flag hoisting ceremony on the first day. However, the most important celebrations occur towards the end of the festival. After the celestial wedding, the location shifts to Kallazhagar Temple (also known as Azhagar/Alagar Kovil) in the Azhagar/Alagar Hills near Madurai, where Lord Vishnu presides as Meenakshi's older brother Azhagar (also known as Lord Kallazhagar).
Legend has it that Lord Kallazhagar traveled on a golden horse to participate in the celestial wedding of his sister Meenakshi.
Unfortunately, he gets delayed and misses the wedding. Meenakshi and Lord Shiva come to the Vaigai River, where he reached, to try and pacify him. However, in his fury he gets into the river to give them his gifts, then goes back home without visiting Madurai. One of the biggest spectacles of the Chithirai Festival is this procession, particularly the moment that Lord Kallazhagar enters the river.
The wedding commences around 9 a.m. and is held on a flower-laden stage that's set up inside the temple compound. Up to 6,000 devotees are let in, on a first-come-first-served basis, for free through the temple's south tower. Alternatively, devotees can purchase tickets of varying denominations (200 rupees and 500 rupees) for entrance through the north and west towers. These tickets are available online from the temple's website or in person at Birla Vishram on West Chithirai Street.
There are special arrangements for foreign tourists to see the celestial wedding and the car festival the next day, including dedicated viewing areas.
A representative from the Tamil Nadu Tourism Department escorts the foreigners from the tourism office to the venues each day. The office is located at 1 West Veli Street, Madural. Go there or contact them on (0452) 2334757 for more information.
After the wedding, a grand feast takes place at Sethupathy Higher Secondary School.
The Chithirai Festival is a great opportunity to experience local life in Madurai and see a traditional Hindu wedding ritual. It attracts huge crowds of people, who flock to Madurai from surrounding areas. The festival is celebrated with a great deal of excitement and hype -- with the enthusiasm of a real wedding. The celebrations extend all over the city, and the streets are flooded with devotees.
In addition, an annual Chithirai exhibition is organized by the government at Tamukkam Grounds, on the city's northern side.
Go there to experience a fun local fair, complete with Ferris wheel.
Most the activities take place outdoors and the weather will be hot, so wear light clothing and comfortable shoes. Also be sure to carry water and sunscreen.
The car festival commences at 6 a.m. and goes on for about five hours.
Take extra care of your belongings, such as wallet and camera. It's easy to lose them in the crowd.
Visiting Madurai for the festival? heck out these top attractions in Madurai.


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Our next popular Blue Pointed Swiss Pairs is on Sunday June 2 starting at 1.00pm. 6 X 8 board matches with current round scoring using Bridgemates. Duplimated boards with Master Points issued at County level Top Prize is £350.00 with smaller prizes for second and third. The cost will be £17.50 per person, £35 per pair. Jacket Potatoes, Sandwiches & Salad can be pre ordered for the break. Early booking is advised as these events are often full.
Welcome to Richmond Bridge Club the most popular and successful EBU affiliated club in the country. Richmond Bridge club has been the No.1 club in the country for 8 consecutive years and we hope we are creating some sort of record. The club is housed in the old Bowling Club Pavilion in Cambridge Park, nestling between Richmond and Twickenham in South-West London. The Clubhouse, extensively refurbished in 2002, is now probably one of the finest in Surrey and can accommodate 36-37 tables.
We offer a full range of duplicate bridge playing facilities from Monday to Friday, some Saturday Evenings and Sunday afternoons. The club also offers lessons for players of all standards to learn bridge as a beginner or to improve their bridge with various Refresher and Intermediate courses. Afternoon sessions start promptly at 1.45pm (start-time on Sundays is 2.30pm) and in the evenings, play begins at 7.30pm. Special events are often held at weekends. The Club is affiliated to the Surrey County Bridge Association and the English Bridge Union.
Computer-dealt hands (with printed hand copies available after play) and the "Bridgemate" wireless scoring system (giving you instant results as you play) are used for all sessions.
We have now opened bookings for our very popular Cafe Bridge which is on Tuesday June 18.The club are very proud to hold the record of the best attended Cafe Bridge in the UK and we hope we can maintain last years record number. This year Lee Byram will be th event organiser and he will be returning from the the States shortly to find the best restaurants for you to lunch in and we have already a fine selection ranging from Carluccio's, Buenos Aires steak house, Bills, Jackson Rye to name a few. we will publish the full lits of eateries in the next few weeks as soon as we have finalised the entire list. Directed as always by the wonderful Victor Lesk and his team with scores entered electronically by players in-running on their smartphones using the BriAn app-based scoring system. This allows us to announce a result very soon after the last board is played. If you have not come across BriAn before, you can find out more here.
The cost per person is £32.00 and I am sure irrespective of the weather we will have a wonderful day, however we have had brilliant weather the last two events, long may it continue. Please book by clicking here.
This year as the club is a registered charity we will use funds to teach and promote junior bridge in addition to giving a portion of our profits to Princess Alice Hospice in the memory of Richard Millard and John Balson. We are keen to ensure that this great game continues to be played in the future and the club's charitable status will hopefully allow us to get teachers into local schools and teach children at the club for a nominal charge.
To see the Video, "Keep Bridge Alive", click here.
Last year was our first venture abroad to the lovely seaside town of Varna, Bulgaria (photos HERE). The positive feedback encouraged us to continue our partnership with Stefan and his company BridgeLife and run another holiday abroad.
Our next destination is Lecce, Italy. The holiday will take place between the 2nd and 9th of July 2019 (7 nights).
Lecce is the capital of the province of Lecce and arguably the most interesting tourist destination in the region of Puglia, Southern Italy.The historic city was founded about 2000 years ago and is commonly known as "The Florence of the South". For our stay, we have selected the 4* 8Piuhotel, which is the best-rated hotel in Lecce on most of the reservation websites, exceeding the customer satisfaction for the five-star hotels in town.
British Airways flies directly from Heathrow to Brindisi airport, 30 miles away from our hotel, to which a complimentary shuttle bus has been arranged. Along with Stefan, the group will be headed by our popular director and teacher Richard Banbury. Both Stefan & Richard will be organising seminars aimed at improving your game in addition of course to the daily duplicate session. Costs: Sharing a double/twin room - £600 per person,Sharing a Junior suite - £730 Double room for single occupancy - £770 per person, Junior suite for single occupancy - £1030. Please note that flights are not included in the package and you will need to make your own arrangements.
Please book for our Mini Swiss Pairs. We have two coming up Book Mini Swiss 2 May and Book Cheese Wine Swiss 24 May 19:30. The cost has now been fixed at a very competitive rate of £8.00 Members, £11.00 Visitors for the evening sessions. Thursday afternoon will remain £6.00 members, £9.00 Visitors. Please help us to deal and cater for the right number by clicking on the links above.
Our next supper is on Saturday 18 May (Date changed) 6.00pm and we look forward to Chicken Tagine with Cous Cous followed by a wonderful Berry Roulade. Costs Members £20.00 Visitors £23.00. Please note that cancellations made after 16 May will be expected to pay.
Congratulations to club member Gilly Cardiff who was part of the victorious England Lady Milne Team who won the trophy this weekend.
We have introduced a new feature on the website to enable you to find a partner. Instructions were sent out to all members last week and can also be found by clicking here. These instructions are also displayed on the notice board at the club.
I thought you might enjoy seeing this video that we are planning to use on Facebook. Our thanks to Jane, Zita, Cathy, Stefan, Lee and a special thanks to Nadia who edited and produced the video. Please click on the little > to see the video although some browsers will play it when you open the page. Nadia is a very talented photographer, here is a link to her website See Nadia's work.
All players should be seated at least 10 minutes before the session starts. Arriving late without warning is rude, and should be avoided if at all possible. If you are delayed en-route to a session, please be sure to call and tell us so that we may reserve space for you in the movement (or inform your waiting partner), otherwise you risk a wasted journey.
Please note we are now allowed to park in the bowling club car park week days from 7.00pm. We are keen to be good neighbours and if you use the car park you will leave more spaces for local residents. If you cannot park in the car park please park on the bowling club side of the road. Do not park on the residential side of the road or in Fairlawns (the small crescent on the left). We appreciate your help.


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From north to south: Whitby Abbey and Robin Hood's Bay.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-06-01. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2019-04-05.
Little notice is taken here of May day, or of midsummer; nor is there any day devoted here to Robin Hood, though Robin once lived in our neighbourhood.
Young, George. A History of Whitby, and Streoneshalh Abbey: with a Statistical Survey of the Vicinity to the Distance of Twenty-Five Miles (Whitby, 1817), vol. II, p. 647.
1817 - Young, George - History of Whitby (2).
↑ Young, George. A History of Whitby, and Streoneshalh Abbey: with a Statistical Survey of the Vicinity to the Distance of Twenty-Five Miles (Whitby, 1817), vol. II, p. 882.


The Kinesiology major is for students interested in the scientific aspects of human movement. Kinesiology focuses on the acquisition of knowledge and understanding of interactions of physiological, anatomical, neuropsychological, and biomechanical factors that affect human health and performance. Skills learned in the classroom, laboratory, and internships include assessing and developing effective strategies for enhancing health, improving performance, preventing diseases related to sedentary behavior, and promoting the recovery of health in rehabilitation settings. State-of-the-art laboratories complement the classroom and foster critical thinking, reasoning, and other basic principles of liberal education, instrumental in careers in and outside of Kinesiology.
Students have opportunities to do one-on-one research with our internationally recognized faculty, as well as independent projects and internships.
The Department of Kinesiology and Health (KNH) houses specially equipped laboratories that support the Kinesiology major. The exercise physiology laboratory includes treadmills, bicycle ergometers, carbon dioxide and oxygen analyzers, electrocardiographs, and blood analysis hardware. The motor behavior laboratory is equipped with a force platform, electromyography equipment, digital computer-aided video analysis equipment, and an isokinetic dynamometer. This and other state-of-the-art equipment is used in exercise science courses, and students gain skills in using the equipment and interpreting the data it provides.
In addition to Global Miami Plan Foundation coursework, required courses include chemistry, biomechanics, exercise and health, functional anatomy, psychology, physics, and motor learning and performance, among others. The Kinesiology major allows you to individualize your degree program. In consultation with your adviser, you can elect up to 25 percent of the 128 credit hours required for graduation.
Kinesiology prepares students for careers or further study in fitness, health promotion, fitness assessment and exercise prescription, research, and the clinical aspects of the allied health field, such as cardiac rehabilitation. Kinesiology is also an appropriate major for students interested in careers in medicine, physical or occupational therapy, dentistry, physician assistance, chiropractic, and other allied health professions.


Stephanie Anderson is the author of four books of poetry as well as several chapbooks. Her interviews, articles, essays, and poems have appeared in Boston Review, Brooklyn Rail, Chicago Review, The Conversant, Denver Quarterly, Mimeo Mimeo, nonsite.org, and elsewhere. Her current critical project focuses on different genres signaled by the use of the calendar date in modern and contemporary poetry; her interests include small press publishing, circulation, and coteries. She received her MFA from Columbia University and her PhD from the University of Chicago, and she co-edits the micropress Projective Industries.


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Elite Eye Care is pleased to announce our 5th annual food drive. Please join us in achieving our goal of 500 pounds of food by donating non-perishable items. If you would like to contribute in a different way to a family in need, you can now donate $1.00 to supply three meals.